Giant's Causeway Open Edition Print

Giant's Causeway Open Edition Print

Giant's Causeway open edition print has been created by North East artist Emily Ward from her original painting. This lovely art print is also available framed.

The Atlantic Ocean looks calm and inviting on Emily Ward's painting of Giant's Causeway. The sea gentle rolls in towards the hexagonal columns where the sea spray peppers these ancient stones.

Emily's imposing cliffs are covered in a rich green vegetation which is dotted with splashes of emerald green paint.

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Giant's Causeway

Giant’s Causeway is a promontory of basalt columns that runs along the northern coast of Northern Ireland. It is situated on the edge of the Antrim plateau between Causeway Head and Benbane Head, 25 miles northeast of Londonderry.

There is approximately 40,000 stone pillars, each typically has five to seven irregular sides that jut out of the cliff faces.

Legend says it is the work of giants, particularly of Finn MacCumhaill, who built it as part of a causeway to the Scottish island of Staffa (which has similar rock formations) and was the home to giant Benandonner. The giants loathed each other, one day after enduring insults from Benandonner, Finn built the path to use as stepping-stones to reach Scotland. The Scottish giant ripped up the path and what was left was the impressive Giant’s Causeway.

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